2014AA UMLS UMDNS Source Information

Authority
The Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS) is a standard worldwide nomenclature for medical devices that has been officially adopted by many nations. It is produced by the ECRI Institute.

Purpose
UMDNS is a standard international nomenclature and computer coding system for medical devices. The purpose of UMDNS is to facilitate the identifying, processing, filing, storing, retrieving, transferring, and communicating of data about medical devices.